【FPGEC Changes Pharmacy Curriculum Requirement Effective January 1, 2003】
8/23/02
Beginning January 1, 2003, the National Association of Boards of
Pharmacy?(NABP? will require foreign-educated pharmacists to have their
professional degree from a five-year curriculum program in order to apply
for Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee?(FPGEC? Certification.
The program change affects only those foreign-educated pharmacists who
have earned a pharmacy degree after January 1, 2003. These pharmacists
must have graduated from a five-year degree program.
The new curriculum requirements do not apply to foreign-educated
pharmacists who have earned a four-year degree prior to January 1, 2003.
These individuals will remain eligible for the FPGEC Certification under
the current program requirements.
The FPGEC curriculum revision was prompted by the American Council on
Pharmaceutical Education旧 (ACPE) decision to revise the standards for the
entry-level pharmacy degree in the United States from a baccalaureate degree
in pharmacy to the six-year PharmD. ACPE, the accrediting body for
pharmaceutical education in the United States, will require the six-year degr
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of all accredited colleges and schools of pharmacy by 2004.
選ABP has implemented this policy change in the FPGEC program to ensure
consistency and equivalency in the educational curriculum of pharmacy
programs,?says NABP President John A. Fiacco.
NABP provides the FPGEC Certification program as a means of documenting
the educational equivalency of a candidate旧 foreign pharmacy education, as
well as the license and/or registration. In the process of FPGEC
Certification, candidates provide documents that verify their educational
backgrounds and licensure and/or registration. Candidates are also required
to pass the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination?(FPGEE?, the
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), and the Test of Spoken E
nglish (TSE). The FPGEC Certificate allows foreign graduates to partially
fulfill eligibility requirements for licensure in the states that consider
the Certification.
Approximately 40% of foreign pharmacy programs currently offer a
five-year curriculum. It is hoped that more schools will consider expanding
their programs to meet US standards.
For additional information about the FPGEC Certification program or the
National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, please call NABP at
847/698-6227, or visit the Association旧 Web site at www.nabp.net.
If you have any questions or comments, please e-mail Info@nabp.net.
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